Smarteenies Day Nursery and Out of School Provision

Smarteenies Day Nursery and Out of School Provision New Haddo, 29 Tarves Way, London, SE10 9JU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 October 2016 4 December 2012

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The manager has introduced effective systems to address previously identified areas of weakness. For example, since the last inspection she has developed professional development systems for all staff, which have successfully raised standards of teaching. These systems identify any areas where staff need additional guidance and monitoring, and the management team acts positively to address these.  Staff know children well and they build supportive bonds with them. Staff plan well to support all children's individual development using their knowledge of children's achievements and interests. All children make good progress from their starting points.  Partnerships with parents are good. Staff provide regular updates about children's development in different ways, such as providing written reports and diary sheets. Staff invite parents to attend various events, such as stay-and-play sessions, to help provide

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This provision is good

continuity of care for children.  Children's behaviour is good. Staff give consistent messages to children to help them to manage their own behaviour. Staff teach children to respect other people, and children are beginning to understand each other's needs.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Some whole group sessions, such as story times, do not fully engage all children.  Staff miss opportunities to support children's awareness of different sounds.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 review the organisation of some large group sessions to fully meet the learning needs of younger children  consider further ways to help children to recognise different sounds.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager and held discussions about children's play, learning and progress.  The inspector spoke with children, parents, staff and managers at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled documentation, including staff suitability checks, staff qualifications and children's development folders.  The inspector observed activities in the nursery, breakfast club and after-school club.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff clearly demonstrate their understanding of their role in keeping children safe. They understand how to recognise when a child might be at risk of harm, such as from extreme behaviours and views. Staff provide a safe environment. Daily checks and effective actions minimise risks to children's safety. Recruitment procedures are rigorous. For example, they include Disclosure and Barring Service checks and the manager obtains references for new staff. Clear operational records, such as those following any incidents of behaviour, are recorded by staff. These are shared with parents, and staff work in partnership with parents to support children's positive behaviour.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The staff team works closely together to plan successfully for the learning needs of different groups of children. For example, to further support children's communication development, staff implement stimulating group activities where children name and explore objects. Further strategies, such as effective questioning and clear language modelling, also help to develop children's communication skills. Staff interactions with children are consistently good and staff teach children in a variety of ways. For example, they demonstrate how to use different equipment such as rolling pins and shape cutters. Staff react to children's interests and use them as learning opportunities. For example, staff and children chat about the differences between shoe fastenings and children enjoy sharing their experiences with each other.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children feel confident and secure. They settle quickly when they arrive. Caring staff support children's healthy choices. For example, they chat with children about their favourite fruits and encourage children to join in with physical play. Children enjoy activities such as racing around the outside area and playing ball games together. Staff help them to develop an awareness of their own personal safety as they play. For example, staff remind children to choose a clear space for their play. Children learn about people from different backgrounds. For example, they count in different languages and use resources that help them learn about diversity.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn about numbers and are beginning to recognise the letters in their names. They count during play and routines, and recognise patterns and shapes in their creative play. Children manage small tasks. For example, they learn good hygiene routines and serve themselves their own choice of fruit at snack time. These skills help to prepare children for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY399002 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 1028226 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 51 Number of children on roll 31 Name of registered person Smart Teenies Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 4 December 2012 Telephone number 02088532311

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Smarteenies Day Nursery and Out of School Club registered in 2009. It operates from a community centre in Greenwich, in the London Borough of Greenwich. The setting is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm for 50 weeks of the year. The nursery provides free early years education to children aged three and four years. The setting employs 15 members of childcare staff, 12 of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications.

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This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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